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#525 of 683 Re: Need advice on 2009 altima engine failure [josepi1234] by spiker953

Mar 24, 2010 (5:22 pm)

Replying to: josepi1234 (Feb 01, 2010 10:01 am)
I have a 2009 altima....needs new engine....the engine block cracked. shouldn't have happened on a year old car. they are trying to blame it on lack of oil changes....but that's not related to this issue. I will certainly be getting rid of the car after this is all said and done. All you have to do is contact nissan directly.....they have a number in the warrenty book to call. Definitely fight for it.

#526 of 683 Re: Engine issues [gino45] by spiker953

Mar 24, 2010 (5:28 pm)

Replying to: gino45 (Sep 24, 2009 9:39 am)
Probably not....I have a 2009 altima, and the engine block cracked. It's a rare thing to happen to begin with and shouldn't have happened on a year old car. I am fighting Nissan to cover the new engine now. You would think it would be covered by the warrenty, but they dont just go and replace and entire engine without a fight.

#527 of 683 2009 nissan altima cracked engine block by spiker953

Mar 24, 2010 (5:39 pm)

Has anyone else had this problem? Something needs to be done.....apparently Nissan makes crappy engines, and doesn't want to take care of the situation. And I am wondering why Altimas have such good ratings......I would never have bought this car if I had known there were so many issues with engines, and now I am stuck fighting with Nissan for a new engine.

#528 of 683 Re: 2009 nissan altima cracked engine block [spiker953] by gooddeal2

Mar 24, 2010 (6:36 pm)

Replying to: spiker953 (Mar 24, 2010 5:39 pm)
Every manufacturer has some lemons. I'm on my 4th Altima (2010 now) and 4th Infiniti (2009) and I don't have any issues w/ the engine. My brother has a 2005 Altima w/ about 40k miles with no problem also.

#529 of 683 2002 Altima burning oil, needs engine replacement by golls

Mar 31, 2010 (4:22 pm)

I have researched and this appears to be a common problem with 2002 Nissan Altima - the catalytic converter goes bad, the head gasket blows, the engine starts burning oil like mad and finally it needs engine replacement. My car has all of these problems. According to Kelly Blue Book, the private-party value of this car in good condition is $6k. The dealer is asking me for roughly $4k to replace the engine and the catalytic converter. My car has less than 80k miles and it is less than 8 years old, but the dealer is refusing to replace the cat and the engine under warranty because I drove the car with a known blown head gasket problem for a couple of months. So, I am not sure what to do now. Should I pour 4 grand into this ? My worry is that there may be other problems that surface after I put so much money into it. Would I be better off donating the car/selling it off as is and buying another used one (maybe a Hyundai or a Kia which has a 10 year/100k miles warranty)? I recently bought a new Toyota Sienna and I only need a second car for commute to work (8 miles each way). Looking forward to some good advice. Thanks!

#530 of 683 Re: 2002 Altima burning oil, needs engine replacement [golls] by rondhol

Apr 06, 2010 (6:45 pm)

Replying to: golls (Mar 31, 2010 4:22 pm)
hey, you have the right to get new engine and catalytic converter based on federal emission law. 8 years./80k miles. Some of us got that using that argument.

#531 of 683 Re: 2002 Altima burning oil, needs engine replacement [rondhol] by golls

Apr 06, 2010 (11:09 pm)

Replying to: rondhol (Apr 06, 2010 6:45 pm)
rondhol, I asked my dealer about the warranty under the federal emission law, and he told me that I cannot avail of that warranty because I drove the car for three months with a known head gasket problem. The dealer had told me about a blown head gasket in December '09, and I didn't get it fixed at that time. Even though it is not known whether the head gasket caused the engine problem, they are not ready to honor the warranty given this fact.

#532 of 683 2006 Nissan Altima - concerned by pibzz

Apr 08, 2010 (12:19 pm)

Hello,
 
I have an 06 Altima 2.5 that I bought as a program car from Enterprise, with 15K on it. It now has 76K on it, and after reading all the posts about these things eating their own cats, I am concerned about mine.
 
So far it's been flawless, and with freeway driving it can return 33MPG
 
Its always garaged, and I live in CA so it never really sees any extreme cold temps, but it does get up to 100 in the summer here on the desert. I drive a ton of freeway miles.
 
Anyway, I Googled 06 Altimas for sale, and couldn't find a single one with more than 90K on it, and I'm wondering if these things can even MAKE IT to 90K
 
I would love to hear from any Altima 2.5'ers with GOOD stories, like how their Altima now has 250K on it with no problems. Does such a car exist ? Or are all Altimas doomed to eat their own cats?
 
Curiously
John from CA

#533 of 683 Re: 2006 Nissan Altima - concerned [pibzz] by gooddeal2

Apr 08, 2010 (5:53 pm)

Replying to: pibzz (Apr 08, 2010 12:19 pm)
Anyway, I Googled 06 Altimas for sale, and couldn't find a single one with more than 90K on it, and I'm wondering if these things can even MAKE IT to 90K
 
You cannot find a '06 w/ 90k miles b/c very few people put 90k miles in 4 years. I just trade in my '07 w/ 18k miles.

#534 of 683 Re: 2006 Nissan Altima - concerned [gooddeal2] by Mr_Shiftright HOST

Apr 09, 2010 (8:05 am)

Replying to: gooddeal2 (Apr 08, 2010 5:53 pm)
That's 60+ miles a day for every day of the 4 years. That's a lot of driving.

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